Prospects for Geo-Economic Partnership between Russia and China

The Special Issue “Prospects for Geo-Economic Partnership between Russia and China” is published in September, 2025.

The Guest Editor was Elena L. Andreeva, Doctor of Sciences (Econ), Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of the Center for regional comparative studies at the Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Co-Editor was Sun Zhuangzhi, Professor, Director of the Institute of East European, Russian and Central Asian Studies (IEERCAS) which falls under the auspices of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Vice-President of China-Russia Strategic Cooperation Council of CASS.

Using economic, sociological, and mathematical methods, the authors of this Issue explore the possibilities of aligning China's "opening to the north" with Russia's "pivot to the East," the development of integration framework for the Greater Eurasian Partnership, the formation of collective technological sovereignty and a multi-element system of development institutions. They also assess the significance for the two countries of the "Polar Silk Road," regional research infrastructure, and both traditional and "new" migration.

Despite the intensification of bilateral cooperation between Russia and China, researchers from both countries note a number of problems, particularly differentiation and asymmetry in trade and investment development, which hinder the transition to a full-fledged economic integration format, as well as difficulties in mutual settlements between Russian and Chinese banks. As a solution to these problems, the creation of special zones based on global value chains is proposed, with a subsequent transition to a Russia-China free trade zone, alongside the use of national digital currencies.

All articles in this issue are united by the theme of exchanging theoretical approaches and best practices for interaction between the regions of Russia and China in modern geo-economic conditions, as the foundations of a new world order are being laid—an order in which the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China are the most important drivers of socio-economic development.

The full content of the issue can be found on the journal's website: https://www.economyofregions.org/ojs/index.php/er/issue/view/19